Bissoy.com
Doctors Medicines MCQs Q&A

Who was the president of the Lahore Congress session, which formalised the demand of ‘Purna Swaraj’ in 1929?

Who was the president of the Lahore Congress session, which formalised the demand of ‘Purna Swaraj’ in 1929? Correct Answer Jawaharlal Nehru

The correct answer is Jawaharlal Nehru.

Key Points

  • Lahore session, 1929:
    • The Indian National Congress, on 19 December 1929, passed the historic 'Purna Swaraj' (total independence) resolution – at its Lahore session.
    • A public declaration was made on 26 January 1930 – a day which the Congress Party urged Indians to celebrate as 'Independence Day.
    • Jawaharlal Nehru was elected as President of the Indian National Congress in December 1929 at its annual session in the city of Lahore. Hence, Option 4 is correct.
    • In 1929, Lord Irwin, the then Viceroy of India, made a vaguely announced – referred to as the Irwin Declaration - that India would be granted dominion status in the future.

Additional Information

Year

Place

President and fact

1885, 1882

Bombay, Allahabad

Women Chandra Bannerjee

1886

Calcutta

Dadabhai Naoroji was the president.
National Congress and National Conference.
1887 Madras Badruddin Tyabji

1894

Madras

Alfred Webb
1891 Nagpur Panapakkam Anandacharlu

1896

Calcutta

Rahimtullah M. Sayani was the president.
The national song ‘Vande Mataram’ was sung for the first time.

1906

Calcutta

Dadabhai Naoroji was the president.
The word ‘Swaraj’ was mentioned for the first time.

1916

Lucknow

A.C Majumdar (Re-union of the Congress)

1917

Calcutta

Annie Besant was the first woman president of the INC.

1919

Amritsar

Motilal Nehru

1922

Gaya

C R Das

1939

Tripura

S.C.Bose was re-elected but had to resign due to protests by Gandhiji (as Gandhiji supported Dr. Pattabhi Sitaramayya). Rajendra Prasad was appointed in his place.

1948

Jaipur

Dr. Pattabhi Sitaramayya (Last session)

Related Questions

Consider the following statements regarding the Lahore Session of congress in 1929: 1. Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress held in the year 1929 was held under the presidency of Motilal Nehru. 2. The declaration of Purna Swaraj was propagated at the INC on this session. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Consider the following sentences: 1. The Lahore session of Congress accepted Purna Swaraj as the goal. 2. Gandhi Irwin Pact was accepted by Congress in the Karachi session. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
The Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress (1929) is very important in history, because 1. the Congress passed a resolution demanding complete independence 2. the rift between the extremists and moderates was resolved in that Session 3. a resolution was passed rejecting the two-nation theory in that Session Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 
Purna Swaraj was declared as the goal of the Congress in the Congress session held at Lahore under the Presidentship of
Consider the following statements about the different meanings of ‘Swaraj’ as articulated by Mahatma Gandhi: 1. Swaraj is intimately linked with Ahimsa (non-violence) and Satyagraha (adherence to truth). 2. Swaraj has two senses— one political and one beyond the realm of politics. 3. Swaraj is something that requires time and patience to acquire. 4. With determination, Swaraj could be obtained easily and quickly. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
In which session of Congress the demand of "Purna Swaraj" was accepted as the aim of the congress ?
In which of the following years was 'Purna Swaraj' accepted as an Indian National Congress goal at INC's Lahore session?
Which of the following statement is/are correct? The Congress Banaras session headed by Gopal Krishna Gokhale in 1905. The Calcutta session of Congress demanded the first time "Swaraj" by Jawahar Lal Nehru. The Surat session (1907 AD) of Congress extremists demanded Rash Bihari Ghosh as chairman. Select the correct code from below.
Consider the following statements about the Faizpur session of Congress A) In this session Complete Independence resolution passed by Congress B) This was the first congress session in a rural area C) In this session resolution on Fundamental Rights also accepted Which of the above statements are correct.
In which Congress session the demand for 'Purna Swaraj' was taken?